In Australia, women are under-represented in organised sport—as participants, coaches, officials, administrators, and board members—when compared to their male cohort. A variety of strategies exist to help equalise opportunities for girls and women, however, concerns continue on how gender bias may prevent them from receiving the full benefits sport and physical activity (PA) can offer.
Read moreIn practical terms ‘sport’ is defined by its social interpretation as well as its strong association with physical exertion and performance measures. What we perceive as ‘sport’ in one instance may not be in another; sport takes on many forms and is constantly changing based upon societal norms, trends, and new directions.
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28 May 2021: 07 May 2018. Kristen Veal, Women's Head Coach, Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence.
8 Apr 2024: ASOP Case Study - Promoting womens empowerment through sport in Fiji [July 2015](PDF • 855.1 kb). ... ASOP Inclusive Sport Training - Participant Handout - Checklist for Inclusive Sports Events [Final] [no date](DOCX • 93.2 kb).
5 Dec 2022: She has been an ambassador for the Australian Drug Foundation Good Sports Program. ... She still sits on the Australian Sports Foundation Board. Kim won the prestigious Thomas Keller award for lifetime contribution to World Rowing (one recipient awarded
28 May 2021: The AIS has played a vital part in the development of many Australian women who play professionally in Europe and the United States, including current WNBA stars Lauren Jackson and Penny ... Over 90 per cent of the Opals players are graduates of the AIS
5 Dec 2022: The report, written in collaboration with the Australia Sports Commission, is a decadal update on previous work on Megatrends in Australian Sport released in 2012. ... She was also the inaugural speaker in the Australian Women in Blockchain series.
13 Oct 2020: This area contains documents published by the Australian Sports Commission National Sport Research Centre (NSRC). ... Finch, C. (1998) A standardised data collection methodolgy for sports injury surveillance.(PDF • 2.2 mb).
30 May 2023: Australian and international initiatives to support and encourage First Nations participation and leadership in all aspects of sport.
28 May 2021: with the Australian Paralympic Committee as part of the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi as a sport scientist and strength and conditioning coach. ... Markus held a Basketball PhD Scholarship at the AIS, which involved providing sport science and
6 Oct 2020: What a year for sport (1960)(PDF • 6.1 mb). ... Women in Sport (1964)(PDF • 976.4 kb).
28 May 2021: He was also awarded the New South Wales Most Outstanding New Research Talent in Applied Sports Medicine at the New South Wales Sport Safety Awards in 2003. ... David was recently awarded the F.E.Johnson Fellowship for Outstanding Achievement by an